Effect of halving the daily dose of triptorelin at the start of ovarian stimulation on hormone serum levels and the outcome of in vitro fertilization

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 785-788

  Fábregues, Francisco ^a   Peñarrubia, Joana ^a   Creus, Montserrat ^a   Casamitjana, Roser ^b,c   Vanrell, Juan A ^a   Balasch, Juan ^a,b  

^a Inst Clin Gynecol   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TRIPTORELIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 14844318085     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.10.032     Document Type: Article

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